Botanical Name:   Symphyotrichum dumosum

Common Names:   Rice Button Aster

Plant type:   Perennial

Host for:   Butterfly Host and Nectar Plant
Host Plant or Larval Food Plant for
Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos

Zone:   

Light:   Sun - light shade

Size:   4 feet

Water:   Tolerates drought

Soil:   Rich to poor

Propagation:   Root division, cuttings

Bloom:   Bloom color: White - lavender tinge

Note:   

Butterfly Bloom Attractant:   5




Butterfly Attractant Scale:    0 - 10
10 = Excellent nectar source
8-9 = Great nectar source
6-7 = Good nectar source
5 = Fair nectar source
3-4 = Poor nectar source
1-2 = Rarely visited by butterflies
0 = We have never observed a butterfly nectaring from this flowering plant.

These ratings are offered by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm from observations in Brooker, Florida, as well as on our travels. Different species of butterflies may be attracted to different plants in different areas of the US and of the world.